One of the most popular categories in domain investing is four letter .coms. They are usually 70% of all requests in the domain wanted section at Namepros.
In this post we are going to delve into the 184 reported four letter .com sales that are $100,000 or more. What’s wild is that there have been over 94,000 reported four letter .com sales at Namebio.
27 out of the 184 sales have taken place in the last 3 years.
28 sales (27 different names, Call.com sold twice) have sold for $1m or more with NFTS.com being the highest sale at $15M.
$1M plus 4L.com sales
nfts.com | 15,000,000 USD | 2022-07-31 | Holding page |
fund.com | 9,999,950 USD | 2008-03-11 | Developed |
porn.com | 9,500,000 USD | 2007-06-05 | Developed |
beer.com | 7,000,000 USD | 2004-01-01 | For Sale Page |
toys.com | 5,100,000 USD | 2009-03-01 | Redirect ToysRus.com |
shop.com | 3,500,000 USD | 2003-11-01 | Developed |
wine.com | 3,300,000 USD | 2003-09-01 | Developed |
help.com | 3,000,000 USD | 2023-01-10 | Parked |
yolo.com | 3,000,000 USD | 2021-12-31 | Developed |
asap.com | 3,000,000 USD | 2021-12-17 | Developed |
vivo.com | 2,100,000 USD | 2016-09-02 | Developed |
wise.com | 2,000,000 USD | 2020-10-29 | Developed |
zoom.com | 2,000,000 USD | 2018-12-14 | Developed |
call.com | 1,600,000 USD | 2022-08-11 | Developed |
hurt.com | 1,500,000 USD | 2023-11-05 | Coming soon Page |
gems.com | 1,500,000 USD | 2022-04-24 | Coming soon Page |
room.com | 1,500,000 USD | 2019-07-14 | Developed |
ebet.com | 1,350,000 USD | 2013-10-23 | Not resolving |
meme.com | 1,250,000 USD | 2021-06-20 | Developed |
mojo.com | 1,250,000 USD | 2021-01-31 | Developed |
jade.com | 1,250,000 USD | 2016-02-29 | Redirect jademineresources.com |
find.com | 1,200,000 USD | 2004-03-01 | Developed |
near.com | 1,150,000 USD | 2021-08-19 | Developed |
call.com | 1,100,000 USD | 2009-09-02 | Developed |
ring.com | 1,000,000 USD | 2016-01-26 | Developed |
dudu.com | 1,000,000 USD | 2012-01-05 | Coming soon |
fish.com | 1,000,000 USD | 2000-08-01 | For sale at DAN |
rock.com | 1,000,000 USD | 2000-01-01 | Developed |
Random facts
It stands to reason that most sales in the 6 to 8 figure range will be popular actual words in the dictionary. But there are some on the list that are just pronounceable and highly brandable.
Recently Miri.com sold at Squadhelp for $199,995 this had prompted some at Namepros to think it was quite high. Others were incredulous that fellow domain owners did not see the value in a short, memorable, easy to pronounce 4L.com. A name like Yolo is an acronym (You Only Live Once) but it is actually in the dictionary. Dudu.com is not. Other names that sold for $100K or more include Bico.com, Deso, Bodo. LAON.com the typo for loan.com.
Redirects
Jade.com which sold for $1.25M is being redirected to jademineresources.com.
Laon.com which sold for $500,249 back in 2007, redirects to PaydayLoans.com.
Xmas.com sold for $294,200 back in 2007, redirects to MyBible.com.
Trek.com sold for $245,000 back in 2013, redirects to trekbikes.com.
Cute.com sold for $230,000 back in 2014, redirects to paulkocher.com.
Great names that did not resell for more
While everyone wants that premium one word four letter .com, they don’t always equate to a profitable investment or get resold when a project ends for a higher price than the acquisition price.
Body.com sold for $400,000 in 2011, great name, it then resold two years later with no gain, again it sold for $400,000. The first transaction was private, the second time it was Sedo. So now in 2013 it trades again for a small loss, $380,000 at GoDaddy.
Team.com sold for $300,000 in 2007, four years later it sold once again for $300,000.
DVDS.com was a victim of changing technology. The domain name sold for $300,000 in 2008 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 13 years later it sold for just $10,000 at Sedo.
Werk.com sold for $250,000 in 2015 at Uniregistry. In 2021 it sold for $45,500 at GoDaddy auctions. The domain in this case was left to expire.
Tees.com sold for $252,500 at Sedo back in 2008, resold at Namescon in 2018 for just $50,000. That surprises me because Tee shirts are a universal product by just about everyone at one time or another. $200K loss on a name like that is rough, NamesCon was not the place to sell it imo, give it to Andrew Rosener or another top broker and let them work the name.
Much better the second time around
These names reached 6 figures the second time around. Smart buys that paid off handsomely.
Yolo.com sold for $29,000 back in 2012, Booth.com sold it for $3M in 2021.
Call.com sold for $1.1m in 2009 at Sedo. In 2022 it sold again for $1.6M at Sedo. $500k increase.
Mojo.com sold for $300,000 back in 2013. Domain Advisors handled the sale back then. It sold again for $1.25M in 2021. The domain name was purchased by an online gambling site that is up and running.
Goon.com sold for $8,000 by Toby Clements back in 2012. In 2021 it sold for $120,000 at GoDaddy auctions.
Almi.com sold for $3,475 back in 2018 at BuyDomains.com. ASZ.com sold it for $117,500 in 2020. Great flip.
Indi.com was sold for $22,033 in 2007 at SnapNames, it sold at Uniregistry in 2012 for $115,000.
Daga.com sold for $5,251 back in 2011 at Sedo. K-Ventures sold it for $106,000 this year.
Youi.com sold for $14,000 at NameJet back in 2009 and then sold again for $100,000 in 2016.
All data was provided by Namebio. Hope you enjoyed the post.
Joseph says
Well done this was really great. Thx.
MarkMajor says
All of the $1,000,000-plus sales are great 4L .coms, with the exception of the dudu.com ($1,000,000 ?!)
Roggor says
I appreciate the effort you put into the post. 4L.coms are the best investment imo.